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SUBMITTER: Cerda M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4126171 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Cerdá Magdalena M Tracy Melissa M Ahern Jennifer J Galea Sandro S
American journal of public health 20140901
<h4>Objectives</h4>As a case study of the impact of universal versus targeted interventions on population health and health inequalities, we used simulations to examine (1) whether universal or targeted manipulations of collective efficacy better reduced population-level rates and racial/ethnic inequalities in violent victimization; and (2) whether experiments reduced disparities without addressing fundamental causes.<h4>Methods</h4>We applied agent-based simulation techniques to the specific ex ...[more]